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Thursday, October 13, 2011

G25: 19989728 Mortimer

19989728. Roger de Mortimer & 19989729.
Isabel de Ferrers

~1158, Roger born in England; s/o 39979456. Hugh de Mortimer.

~1172, Isabel born in England; d/o 39979008. William de Ferrers & 39979459. Goda de
Toeni.

Roger 1st married Millicent de Ferrers, paternal
half-sister of Isabel.

1179, Roger imprisoned [for 2 years] in the death of Cadwallon
ap Madog.

1185, Roger succeeded his father.

~1187, Roger married Isabel.

11/3/1189, Richard I crowned king of England.

1191, Roger de Mortimer, who favored John over Richard as king
of England, was attacked by Chancellor William Longchamp, bishop of Ely, and
had his castle of Wigmore reduced. Roger was charged with conspiring against King
Richard I and sent in exile [for 3 years.]

Bef. 1212, Roger de Mortuo Mari and Isabella his wife granted
the wardship of Walter de Bello Campo, heir and s/o William de Bello Campo, for
a fine of 3000 marks. (S) Biographis Juridica, Foss, 1870, P66.

5/1213, Roger a sponsor of King John’s good faith in the
reconciliation with Archbishop Stephen of Langton.

8/13/1218, at Oxford, Isabella de Mortimer gave the king surety
by Hugh de Mortimer , Phillip d'Aubigny and Payn de Chaworth , that she will
come to the Exchequer in the octaves of Michaelmas to satisfy the king of all
that she might owe of the debt that she owes for the fines which she had made
with King John, the king’s father. (S) FRsHIII.

1/1219, Pledges of Isabella de Mortimer to come to the
Exchequer … to hear the sum of her debt to King John , father of King Henry, …,
which King John assigned to Falkes de Bréauté. (S) FRsHIII.

Isabella married 2nd widower Peter Fitz Herbert. [No
children]

1/4/1225, Order to the sheriff of Rutland to place in respite
the demand of 15 m. that he makes … from Peter fitz Herbert for the debt of
Henry de Ferrers. (S) FRsHIII.

4/12/1225, Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in
respite the demand for 15 m. that they make from Peter fitzHerbert and
Isabella, his wife, for the debt of Henry de Ferrers, brother of the same
Isabella … (S) FRsHIII.

Bef. 6/6/1235, Peter died. (S) FRsHIII.

1235, Isabel did fealty and had livery of the manor of
Lechlade, Gloucester, and other lands.

Isabel built the chapel attached to the Hospital of St. John of
Lechlade where she became a nun: Isabella … filia domini de Ferrers de
Lechlade.

7/3/1221, Order to cause that demand he makes by summons of the
Exchequer from Hugh de Mortimer for 510 m. and two sparrowhawks of the fine
which he made with King John, the king’s father, for having seisin of all lands
formerly of Roger de Mortimer, his father. (S) FRsHIII.